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We buy cards

Turn the shoebox into cash

Singles, bulk, sealed, whole collections — we buy all of it, and we'll tell you honestly what's worth something and what isn't. Cash or store credit, quoted once we've actually been through the cards.
Tell Us What You Have

What we buy

Singles worth naming

Chase cards, alt arts, vintage, anything graded. If it has a number attached to it, we want to see it.

Bulk and binders

Commons and uncommons by the box, binder pages, the shoebox in the cupboard. We take it by weight and volume, not card by card.

Sealed product

Booster boxes, ETBs, tins and collections — sealed and unsearched, modern or old.

Whole collections

Clearing out, downsizing, or handling someone else's collection. We'll come through it with you rather than making you sort it first.

Pokémon, One Piece, Dragon Ball, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Lorcana and sports cards. If you're not sure whether we take something, ask — the answer is usually yes, and it costs nothing to find out.

No guessing before you drive over

What we pay

These are our standard rates, as a percentage of Australian market value. Check your cards against them before you come in — you should never hear a number at the counter that surprises you.

Cash

50%

of market value

Straight out of the till, same visit.

Store credit

65%

of market value

30% more than the cash offer. Never expires.

Card for card

75%

of market value

Trade straight into something off our wall.

On a $100 near-mint card

$50 cash, $65 in store credit, or $75 towards anything in the cabinet. Cards we know we can move quickly — graded slabs, chase alt arts, anything with live demand — go up to 65% cash.

Condition changes the number

Every rate above assumes near mint. We grade condition in front of you and explain what we're seeing — there is no version of this where we mark a card down without showing you why.

  • Near Mint100% of the rate

    Full buy rate. Sharp corners, clean edges, no surface wear under a light.

  • Lightly Played60% of the rate

    Minor edge wear or a light surface line. Still sleeve-playable.

  • Moderately Played40% of the rate

    Visible whitening, scratches or a soft corner. Sells slowly.

  • Heavily PlayedBulk rate only

    Decline, or offer the bulk rate. Do not run a percentage on it.

  • DamagedBulk rate only

    Creases, water damage, tears. No offer.

Market value means the going Australian rate for that card in that condition, not overseas prices or asking prices on unsold listings. Bulk commons and uncommons are bought by the stack rather than the card. Rates can change with the market — the ones on this page are the ones we are paying today.

How it works

  1. 01

    Tell us roughly what you have

    Plain English, no list required. Photos help but aren't needed. Takes a couple of minutes.

  2. 02

    We arrange a look

    We come back within 2 business days to sort out a time. Bring it in, or for a big collection we'll work something out.

  3. 03

    You get both numbers

    Cash and store credit, side by side, after we've been through the cards. Take either, or take neither — no pressure and no obligation.

Two numbers, your call

Cash or store credit

Store credit is worth more to us than cash is, because it stays in the shop — so we pay more for it. You'll see both figures together and you can take whichever suits. Nobody is going to push you toward the one that suits us.

Credit lands on your member account and never expires while the account is open. Cash is paid in store when you drop the cards off.

And if the honest answer is you're better off keeping these, we'll say that too. We'd rather you trusted us with the next lot.

What we won't do

  • Quote you a price before we've seen the cards. A number off a photo is a number we'd have to take back.
  • Lowball the bulk because you didn't sort it. Sorting is our job, not yours.
  • Make you take store credit. Both numbers, every time.
  • Rush you. An offer stays open long enough for you to think about it, and we'll tell you how long.

Tell us what you have

No list, no set codes, no sorting. Describe it the way you'd describe it to a mate and we'll take it from there.

Plain English is fine — you don't need set codes or a list. Tell us the shape of it and we'll work the rest out together.

Photos (optional, up to 4, max 8MB each)

A couple of snaps of the stack, the binder pages or the sealed product helps us come prepared. Not required.

How would you rather be paid? *

The fine print

  • Sending this form is not an offer and does not oblige either of us to anything. Any offer is made after we have inspected the cards.
  • Offers are based on condition, demand and what we can realistically sell — two cards that look alike can be worth very different amounts.
  • Offers carry an expiry, because card prices move. We'll tell you the date when we quote.
  • We only buy from the legal owner of the cards, or someone authorised to sell them. We may ask to sight ID.
  • Store credit is held against your member account and is not redeemable for cash.
  • Questions before you send anything? support@cardboardculture.com.au or 0455 554 411.